Calcium

common name:

Calcium

natural supplements:

Milk, cheese, yogurt.
Broccoli, bok choy, kale, dark green vegetables.
Bones, egg shells, dolomite, sesame seeds.

description:

Calcium is essential for bone and teeth strength (together with magnesium & phosphorus). Calcium absorption increases with vitamin D, and exercises stimulate cells that build bones.
It also helps regulate heartbeat, and vital for transmitting nerve impulses

Calcium is good for:

Calcium tenses muscles, helps low blood pressure, poor circulation.
Important to bone strength, stimulate hormone secretion, enzymes activation.

dosage:

1,000 mg/day
1,200 mg/day (women over 50, and teenagers)

deficiency symptoms:

Fragile bones, weak muscles, muscle cramps, headaches, excessive and painful menstruation, low blood pressure, varicose veins, slow wound healing, gingivitis.
Overacidity in body

warnings:

Over supply of calcium causes constipation.
The normal calcium-phosphorus ratio in blood is 10:4. A high calsium level will cause calsifications: tartar, cataracts, arthritic deposits, stone formation.

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